Allies and partners
Evolving partnerships like the Quad, AUKUS, and the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue with Japan add further depth to the US-Australia alliance. Ensuring that these minilateral relationships keep pace with developments in their constituent bilateral partnerships is essential for Australian strategic interests in the Indo-Pacific.
Experts on Allies and partners
Professor Peter Dean
Senior Adviser for Defence StrategyUnited States Studies Centre
Kester Abbott
Research AssociateUnited States Studies Centre
Associate Professor David Smith
Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign PolicyUnited States Studies Centre (jointly appointed with the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney)
Tom Corben
Research Fellow, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre
Dr Lavina Lee
Director, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre
Professor Brendon O'Connor
Professor of US Politics and US Foreign RelationsUnited States Studies Centre (jointly appointed with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Sydney)
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